专家称女孩25岁后结婚更幸福

The Magic Number 神奇的数字

There are practical reasons for the mid-20s dividing line, and most of them boil down to two biggies: education and money.

以25岁作为一个结婚的分水岭是有一定的现实理由的，这些理由的绝大部分都可以归结于两大因素：受教育程度和金钱。

Turns out, the more years of higher education a woman has under her belt on her wedding day, the lower the chances that she'll get divorced ... and by 25, you're more likely to have earned a degree or two. "Educated women tend to be more confident about who they are and less willing to settle for a man who doesn't meet their standards," explains Terri Orbuch, Ph.D., author of Five Simple Steps to Take Your Marriage From Good to Great.

其结论是，一个女人受到高等教育的年数越多，其离婚的可能性就越低。到了25的时候，你很可能已经获得了1个或者2个学位了。《5个步骤使你的婚姻从良好走向完美》一书的作者特里奥布奇博士说：“受过良好教育的女人往往更了解自己需要什么，所以不会选择那些不符合自己标准的男人。”

Odds are that by 25 you're also supporting yourself, so there's less incentive for you to rush into marriage because you're seeking financial security from him.

这也可能是，等到了25岁，你便可以养活自己了，所以也就不急着需要一个婚姻里去寻求男人在经济上给予的保障。

But the marriage-related benefits of working and having money of your own go beyond feeling secure, says Pepper Schwartz, Ph.D., author of Finding Your Perfect Match. Learning to budget your cash carefully when you're single will help you avoid financial problems--one of the main causes of couple fights--for the rest of your life. And juggling responsibilities, dealing with differing personalities, and resolving conflicts on the job force you to develop skills that are necessary for maintaining long-term love.

但是，《找到你的完美婚姻》一书的作者派帕施瓦辛格博士说，与婚姻有关的好处，比如工作和自己赚到的钱，会超越这种感觉上的保障。当你还是单身的时候，给自己的消费做好预算，能够避免你今后的生活出现经济问题，而这也是夫妻双方出现争吵的最主要原因。至于逃避责任，与各种不同性格的人打交道，处理工作上的矛盾等事情，都会迫使你培养出那些为维持一段长期婚姻所需要的技能。